Item | Pre-test % positive responses | │Z│a | p | Shift in responses | Effect size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Most older people are pleasant to be with | 84 | 2.819 | <0.01 | Positive | Medium (r = 0.49) |
2. If I have the choice, I would rather see younger patients than older ones | 27 | 5.317 | <<0.01 | Positive | Large (r = 0.76) |
3. It is society’s responsibility to provide care for older persons | 89 | 0.333 | >0.01 | Not Significant | |
4. Medical care for older people uses up too much human and material resources | 63 | 2.629 | <0.01 | Positive | Medium (r = 0.38) |
5. As people grow older, they become less organized and more confused | 27 | 6.017 | <<0.01 | Positive | Large (r = 0.80) |
6. Older patients tend to be more appreciative of the social work care I provide than are younger patients | 63 | 1.178 | >0.01 | Not Significant | |
7. Taking a medical history from older patients is frequently an ordeal | 27 | 3.126 | <0.01 | Positive | Medium (r = 0.46) |
8. I tend to pay more attention and have more sympathy towards my older patients than my younger patients | 26 | 4.241 | <<0.01 | Positive | Large (r = 0.65) |
9. Older people in general do not contribute much to society | 85 | 2.135 | >0.01 | Not Significant | |
10. Treatment of chronically ill older patients is hopeless | 95 | 1.658 | >0.01 | Not Significant | |
11. Older persons don’t contribute their fair share towards paying for their health care | 84 | 2.652 | <0.01 | Positive | Medium (r = 0.43) |
12. In general, older persons act too slowly for modern society | 77 | 1.762 | >0.01 | Not Significant | |
13. It is interesting listening to older people’s accounts of their past experiences | 85 | 3.865 | <<0.01 | Positive | Large (r = 0.62) |